Mrs. C has a post about happenings in one Kentucky county for home educators. The gist of it is that the new Pupil Personnel Director wants to come into homes to check on the progress of the students….presumably to make sure they are getting the same education as everyone else.

So many troubling things about this…first off when did students become personnel? According to Merriam-Webster, the first, and therefore the most common usage of the word is”: “a body of persons usually employed (as in a factory, office, or organization)”. I think the parents should ask the DPP when their students will be getting their wages? I’d love to see the reaction to that question.

Secondly, asking the community to report to her all children out and about during school hours is atrocious. This is not the way to foster good relationships in the community, when everyone could be spying on everyone else.

She also says later that parents who do what they are supposed to should have no fear. Translation is that if you do what she tells you to do, you’re fine. If not, then I guess she will show you who’s boss.

And as if this wasn’t enough, now she will have access to your child’s medical records.

“Upon Williamson’s recommendation, the board adopted a new attendance policy and medical excuse form that must be turned in for students that miss in excess of 10 days.

So if you have a child with a serious medical issue, you now have more forms to fill out and the knowledge that other people will have access to this personal information. And Williamson ( the DPP) thinks this is going to be less stress for families?